Lizzo used Twitter to condemn “complicit silence” in the battle against intolerance. On Wednesday (March 8), the Special singer tweeted on the link between transphobia and racism, questioning why people began embracing such horrible views.
“Transphobia is lookin real rooted in racism right about now,” the “About Damn Time” artist expressed. “I’ve never heard a person say why they’re racist…or fatphobic.. I’ve never heard a reason why someone is transphobic..I think if we knew ‘why’ these people felt this way there would [be] way less support for these ideals. Because the ‘why’ is more insidious than we realize.”
The Grammy winner later speculated that “complicit silence and apathetic participation” “wouldn’t fly” if people were better educated.
This isn’t the first time the rapper from Detroit has spoken out against prejudiced ideas. At a keynote discussion at SXSW in March 2022, the “2 Be Loved” performer criticised Texas’ anti-transgender laws and abortion policies.
“I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now. There are very regressive laws being passed,” she said according to NBC. “They’re taking away the right for young children to have a chance to live authentically as themselves. It’s a violation of human rights. Trans rights are human rights.”
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